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Anuron - Queen Hazarika, Rupam Bhuyan, Jim Ankan Deka Anuron - a music video from the ChaiTunes series is the fifth Assamese music video by Jim Ankan Deka. Singers from Assam Queen Hazarika and Rupam Bhuyan have rendered their voices for the song. The post production on the song in underway. Produced by Eastern Fare Music Foundation and powered by Music Malt, Bangalore, the song is recorded at Eastern Fare Studios in Bangalore, Zero DB Studio, Guwahati, and mixed and mastered at Eastern Fare Studios, Umium. The video is shot amidst the greens of North-East India. Director of Photography is Avataran famed Tarunabh Dutta and Screenplay and Story by Debjani Hazarika. Camera and videography are handled by Navanit Nilavh and Parth Deuri. Video editing is done at TD Studio, Guwahati and Eastern Fare Studios, Guwahati. The video features Sangeeta Pachani, winner of miss congeniality 'Sananda Tilottama 2008'. Anuron - Jim Ankan Deka Feat. Rupam Bhuyan, Queen Hazarika Listen ...

Aakaxok Subo Khojo - Jim Ankan Deka feat. Antara Nandy ChaiTunes , the music series powered by Music Malt, released the second Assamese music video ' Aakaxok Subo Khojo ' (আকাশক চুব খোজো) featuring Jim Ankan Deka and 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2009' finalist 16 yr old Antara Nandy. The song was recorded in Eastern Fare Studio and Madcat Studios in Bangalore under the guidance of Kannada music producer Anil CJ. The video is directed by Parmita Borah and was shot at Innerspace Studios, Bangalore. The lyrics of the song is penned by Assamese journalist Raj Dweep. Produced by Eastern Fare Music Foundation, the video was released on June 5, 2015. Antara Nandy and Jim Ankan Deka (a shot from Aakaxok Subo Khojo) | photo: Nishal Lama

Xaare Aasu - Jim Ankan Deka ft. Queen Hazarika Xaare Aasu (সাৰে আ্ছো) - is Jim Ankan Deka's third Assamese music video. The song features Assamese singer Queen Hazarika. The video is directed by Parmita Borah. The song will be released online in May, 2015. The song is produced by Eastern Fare Music Foundation , Bangalore. The lyrics of the single is penned together by writer Bhabananda Deka, poet Nalini Prava Deka and Jim. Xaare Aasu is powered by Music Malt and presented by Chai Tunes . Jim Ankan Deka and Queen Hazarika

Jim Ankan Deka and Rittique Phukan at BFlat, Bangalore (Nov, 2014) In over a decade of experience in music instruction, often have I come across people with diverse outlooks towards music - for most, music is a form of entertainment, for some it is an art to be passionately pursued and mastered, for some it is ‘dope’ and for some its nirvana. What strikes me odd is that a very small percentage of music enthusiasts try to explore the concept “MUSIC” in itself. What is music, why does it exist, how did it evolve and what good does it do us anyway? Well to begin with the history of music dates back to times beyond the days of yore, right from the inception of civilization. Music, or rhythmic sound, stood at the cradle of all religions. The rhythmic articulation of time by means of an instrument conflating with melody can be considered as Music. Listening to music is a psychosomatic (A descriptive term for the relationship between the mind and body) experience that, apart from crea...

Here's a tribute of mine to India; tribute to the national anthem of India - Jana Gana Mana. Music - Jim Ankan Deka | Animation - Prashanth Kumar About the National Anthem of India "Jana Gana Mana" is the national anthem of India. It was first sung in Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress on 27 December 1911. Written in highly Sanskritised (Tatsama) Bengali, it is the first of five stanzas of a Brahmo hymn composed and scored by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. The poem was translated into Hindi-Urdu by Abid Ali. Tagore wrote down the English translation of the song and along with Margaret Cousins (an expert in European music and wife of Irish poet James Cousins), set down the notation at Madanapalle in Andhra Pradesh, which is followed only when the song is sung in the original slow rendition style of singing. However, when the National Anthem version of the song is sung, it is often performed in the orchestral/choral adaptation made by the English comp...

Aawaz wins Bronze Medal at Global Music Awards ' Aawaz - speak up against sexual violence ' - the music video, created with an aim to sensitize people of various social evils like sexual violence, child abuse and marital rape, wins the Bronze Medal at Global Music Awards . Among 54 winning songs, Aawaz is the only song from India which was nominated for the event and won a medal at GMA. The single 'Aawaz - speak up against sexual violence' is composed by Jim Ankan Deka and the lyrics are penned together by Jim and singer Ritwika Bhattacharya. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs (2009) finalist Antara Nandy from Kolkata has rendered her vocals to this cause along with Ritwika and Queen Hazarika (a familiar face in the music scenario of Assam). The music video is directed and produced by Parmita Borah. This collaborative project involves noted artists from across India and was released on June 01, 2013. More about Aawaz here .

I am sharing two of my tracks for download for free as well as using them commercially for any purpose; including YouTube videos, Dailymotion videos and projects. Both the tracks are available on SoundCloud for download for free. The tracks are licensed under a   Creative Commons Licence . Click Here to download " A Healing Touch " | Click Here to download " Mr Davidson's Ride " Artist - Jim Ankan Deka You are free to: Share  — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format Adapt  — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms. Under the following terms : Attribution  —  You must give  appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and  indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. ...

The tune hit me the moment we landed in Gokarna . A pristine region in Karnataka, Gokarna lies very close to Goa. But it's far away from the touristy haste and hooey. The stochasticity of the beaches and the surrounding scenario refresh the mind and the soul. Hence, it's easy to fall in love with everything that's around. A dancer on Om Beach, Gokarna (photo - Jim Ankan Deka) Nixobdo Nilim means Silent Horizon. And that's what I found while sitting on the beaches of Gokarna. That's what I have seen people doing there - just looking into the horizon; and (probably) keenly relishing the fragrance of the distant dark-crested rocks. We were four friends and shot each others fun moments with our video camera without any script or storyboard. Later used those videos for the song while writer Parmita Borah came up with a nice story for the song. While Antara Baruah acted as a beach and music loving damsel, our friend Mickey Bora took care of the logistics. And vo...

After 2nd Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival and Hollywood Shorts Reel-14, Aawaz wins two awards at the Noida International Film Festival - Best Music and Best Music Video. The music video and the song aim to sensitize people of various social evils like sexual violence, child abuse and marital rape. The core idea behind the song is to encourage people to speak up and not hush up matters like this. The song is recorded at Eastern Fare Studio and Madcat Music Studio in Bangalore and Sargam Audiocraft, Guwahati. The music video is directed and produced by Parmita Borah. This collaborative project involves noted artists from across India including noted vocalist of Assam Queen Hazarika, 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs' (2009) finalist Antara Nandy from Kolkata, Ritwika Bhattacharya from Bangalore, Vicky Mahanta, Pratik Nalawade, Pankaj Rajkhowa and many others. Camera work by Shasanka Gogoi, Anoop Guha, Vikramjit Kakati and Monibha Mitra. Apart from musicians, the actor...

There are hundreds of songs in Bollywood which are directly copied, adopted or inspired from other songs. Some of these songs saw huge success in the Bollywood film industry. What I don't understand is, where we have certain music directors who have been engaged in making their own music and mark, how can another bunch think of coping the tunes of some other songs and present as their own work? Well, below are few very famous Hindi film songs which got the popularity among Indian people, but actually were adopted or copied from works by other musicians and music directors. Original song TAK BISAKAH from the album Alexandria (2005) by Peterpan ZIGEUNERJUNGE released as a single in 1967 by Alexandra (Doris Treitz Nefedov) YA GHALI (Arabic song) from the album Qissati (2002) by Guitara AH REUM DA OON SA RAM from the Korean series Nae ireumeun Kim Sam-soon (2005) by Seo Yoo Suk RETURN TO THE ALAMO (an instrumental track) from the album Tasty (1977) by The Shadows (Orches...

Aawaz - speak up against sexual violence was made with an aim to sensitize people of various social evils such as sexual violence, child abuse and marital rape. The music video of the bilingual song won the Best International Music Video Award at the 'Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival 2013' held on 14 December 2013. Read more at ReviewNE and The Sentinel . Watch the video Here . | Download Aawaz Here Eastern Chronicle, December 30, 2013 Dainik Agradoot, January 1, 2014 Adinor Sombad, January 2, 2014 Gana Adhikar, January 2, 2014 Janasadharan, January 3, 2014 Asomiya Pratidin, January 2, 2014 Dainik Assam, January 1, 2014 Sankarjyoti, January 2, 2014 The Sentinel, December 30, 2013 Ganajiwan, January 3, 2014

There are people we say who are gifted. There are people who are differently abled. And there are people who have triggered their talents to do extraordinary deeds. But what can we say about a person who can listen to a ten minutes piano solo once and deliver a ditto rendition instantly? Can we call that person Superhuman? Derek Paravicini is a pianist with superhuman talents. He is one of the few gifted people with 'absolute pitch'. He can listen to a song or tune once and can perform it on piano exactly the same. He can identify every note in a chord. While most musicians can pick out only five notes from a chord, Derek can distinguish up to 20. The irony is, Derek is blind and was born with a 'savant syndrome'. Derek was born to Nicolas Paravicini and Mary Ann Parker Bowles on July 26, 1979. He was a 25 weeks premature baby weighing just a pound and a half and due to the oxygen therapy given during his time in a neonatal intensive care unit, lost his eye sight. H...

Well, while I was checking Google Translate , I fumbled into this wired (amazing?) phenomena - Google Translate can create rhythmic beats! How? Here is how - ► Open Google Translate or click here . ► Change the "Detect Language" to German or Czech. ► Type some random characters (Eg: bschk bschk bschk bschk pv pv pv zk bschkzk bschkzk pv pv pv zk bschk bschk bschk bschk pv pv pv zk ) ► Click the "play" button. More theory about this by Alexia Tsotsis . And here is a guide to make your own beats. Do create your own beat-box and don't forget to upload on YouTube or Soundcloud. Have fun

It was long before I met Suchethan when I first wrote the song EastWards. I made a small video with photos of Nagaland (a North-East-Indian state) and needed background music. I am a fan of American guitarist Eric Johnson and the music for the video popped in my mind after listening to Eric Johnson and Jeff Skunk Baxter's acoustic duet . EastWards - Jim Ankan Deka and Suchethan Rangaswamy Later, when I met Carnatic classical vocalist and veena player Suchethan Rangaswamy from Bangalore, I thought of collaborating with him for my 2012 album Timeless . We made quite a few tracks before I selected EastWards for Timeless. As I already had the guitar part ready, I made him listen to it and asked him if he could strum his veena for the song. He showed his 20 years of devotion and magic as he went on playing the Indian classical instrument along with acoustic rock music. According to people who have heard the song - EastWards sounds like Indian Blues - whatever that means. But yup...

Updated - August 21, 2014 Click Here to request Facebook for verification if you are a celeb or notable person. Read the full article below F ew years ago when I created a page for legendary American guitarist Eric Johnson on Facebook , I had no idea about verified pages as well as terms of creating a musician or band's page on Facebook. I created the page when I didn't find any official or a proper page giving details of the guitarist. Later, when I was contacted by the management of Eric Johnson to re-create my page as the official page of Eric Johnson on Facebook, I came to know few things. What is an Official Facebook Page? First, Facebook Pages are for musicians, bands, authors, celebrities, businesses, organizations and brands to share their stories and connect with people. Though many times I come across with pages which have no relevance to any of the above. Why do we need a page? Well, profiles are kind of private - mainly for friends and in some rare cases - f...

There was a time when people would give their entire savings to get featured by MTV and yet, it never came easy. Only the most talented and lucky ones could get a chance to be associated with mighty MTV. After the ripsnorting growth of internet, probably MTV thought that it will be a good idea to do things little different. And definitely, that's a great news for the musicians across the world. Those who already know about ArtistLink this write-up is not for you, but for the musicians who are longing to get focused and some respect from fellow musicians and fans. It ain't too bad to have your name listed on MTV website as an artist, is it? Do you want to get your music on TV? Do you want more fans/listeners? Do you want to make money? Here is what MTV has to say about this to new as well as renowned musicians, "Our brands were built off the power of music and now we've built a platform that puts the power in the hands of artists. The doors into MTV, VH1, and CMT ha...

Many budding musicians and bands from India have been asking me a question for quite some time now - ' how to sell music on iTunes or Amazon or distribute music online? ' Till two years ago I thought it was a time consuming process. I never even bothered to try that myself. I was happy sharing my music through Reverbnation , SoundCloud or MySpace for free. Now, sharing your music with people for free is not a very bad idea if you want to get noticed. Once you have enough fans on Facebook and followers on Twitter , you should think about selling your music. If you are in the US or Europe, distributing or selling music online is not going to be a big deal. But if you are in India and not really sure about publishing your music on platforms like iTunes or OVI (Nokia Music), the number of times you bang your head on the wall will be more than the number of concerts you do. After much research (with food, beverage and sitting in front of laptop for days), I came to an unders...

2Blue at a concert!! Really?? ( Photo - Nilesh Agrawal ) Truly reminiscent of a rock star, his awe-inspiring stage presence is always met with thunderous applause and gorgeous ladies swarming around him like bees. And, despite being a lighthearted conversationalist, 2Blue , is a true blue musician with viable love and dedication towards music. Along with his Mumbai based band Zedde (one of India’s leading rock bands), 2Blue is committed to making original music that rocks the worlds of many. 2Blue talks to me about his band, Zedde, his upcoming album with the band, his connection with North East India and his wacky name - '2Blue' or 'TuBlue' … By the way, not many know him as Tirthankar Poddar!! Click Here to read the interview .

Remo Fernandes (Musician, Goa) - "Hey Jim, truly great stuff! Congratulations to you, the band, the singers, the video makers, and of course the song writer/s! Power to you guys always!" Sonam Sherpa (Guitarist of Parikrama, Delhi) - "Very good melody. Keep it up. Peace." Mayukh Hazarika (Musician, Assam) - " Dear Jim, had the privilege to listen to your creation. To say the least, it is an extremely meaningful project. Lending your time to this shows your immense sense of responsibility. Musically the song is beautifully laced with heartfelt words and a most soothing tune. Do keep working on such projects." Bidyut Kotoky (Film-maker, Assam) - " Quite enjoyed the song and video. Praiseworthy effort." Danish Sait (RJ, Fever 104 FM, Bangalore) - " Look at what you've created ... It's magical ! I'm proud I know you cheers ... Loved your song, I like animation / the graffiti on the walls / the news clips in ...

"Aawaz - speak up against sexual violence" is released online on June 29, 2013. Aawaz - Video CD cover The song 'Aawaz - speak up against sexual violence' aims to sensitize people of various social evils like sexual violence, child abuse and marital rape. The core idea behind the song is to encourage people to speak up and not hush up matters like this. Aawaz also aims to remind people of the horrific 'Delhi Gang Rape incident' and the fact that the nation waits in anticipation, along with the family of the unfortunate young woman for justice. Aawaz strives to retain the same public outcry so that the law enforcers can be pressurized to deliver justice and punish the guilty. CREDITS: Composed & Produced by: Jim Ankan Deka Music Video Director: Parmita Borah Language: Hindi & Assamese Lyrics: Jim Ankan, Ritwika Bhattacharya & Parmita Borah Vocals: Ritwika Bhattacharya, Queen Hazarika & Antara Nandy Lead Guitar: Jim Ankan De...